1989 Passed test in Ford Orion

First car - Renault 4 ( What the ****! - Thanks a bunch Dad )

thankfully ditched within 24hrs in favour of Ford Escort Combi Van with luxury fitted shag pile carpet in rear

then Escort XR3i, Pug 205 1.6GTI, Pug 205 1.9GTI

Then best car ever - VW Golf GTi 16v 5dr Hreg OAK GREEN Big Bumpers, BBS Cobwebs MINT...
I ****ing loved that car...

Several company mobiles, then...

VW Golf VR6

Range Rover P38 2.5 DHSE

Range Rover TD6 Vogue in Bonatti

Range Rover TDV8 Vogue SE in Tonga (****ing loved this car also )

Current - VW R32 (****ing hate this car - very soon to be px'ed for another fullfatrr...I hope )

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My history over the last 20 years.

1. Mitsubishi Magna
2. Astra
3. Honda Civic (the bubble back)
4. Toyota Rav-4
5. Toyota Celica 190
6. Lexus IS200
7. Volvo S60
8. FFRR Paul

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Morris minor
Mini 1100 on drum brakes all round
Marina 1800 t/c
Ital 1.7
2.0s Capri
3.0s Capri
Mk2 rs2000
Saab
Mr2
Mk1 Golf gti
Mk2 golf gti
Sierra xr 4 x 4
Saphire 4 x 4 Cosworth
Mr2 again
Volvo 340 ?? 2.0
Volvo 960 glt
Volvo T5
Renalt saloon ??
Hi lux pickup
Isuzu Trouper swb
Isuzu Trouper Lwb
L200
L200 animal
Hi lux Pickup
Hi lux pickup after writing off the first one
jeep Grand cherokee
FFRR s/c
and now another FFRR s/c, rs2000, 1200 Bandit, and a 660 Raptor there's probably a few missing but thats it for now

Don't think I can beat npikey - some great motors in there !

C56 DBU - Vaux Nova 1.3 SR - Jamaica yellow / brown checked Recaro int - absoluteley brilliant

I tried to kill the poor thing every day over 80k / 5 years - IT NEVER LET ME DOWN !

If you've got this car somewhere - I'll buy it from you !

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

npikey wrote:

Volvo 340 ?? 2.0

340 if it's a 1.4 or 1.7 Renault engined car, 360 if it's a 2.0l Volvo engined one. I only know this as my mate has a 360 that we put in a fuel injected 2.3 turbo from a 940.


My first car was/is my Mini  2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

Mini Traveller '65 (passed test in this!)
MG Midget Mk I '61 (still got it!!!! )
Triumph Dolomite 1850 Auto
MG Midget Mk II
Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite
MGB GT '72
MGB '72
Rover 800 Auto
Rover 216 (Company car) Auto
Astra (Company car - ugh)
Honda Aerodeck (the 3 door one - great car!) Auto
Honda Accord (little three door) Auto
Volvo 740 GL Estate Auto
MGB GT '70
Range Rover P38A V8 '99 Auto
Range Rover TD6 '02

Some Minis missing in there and probably a couple of MGB's too! Can you spot the got married and had children sensible section ? .
Experience is the only genuine knowledge, but as time passes, I have forgotten more than I can remember
Volvo V70 P2 2006 2.4 Petrol 170bhp Estate SE
MG Midget Mk1 1962

Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

Hillman Super Minx
Vauxhall Viva HA
Vauxhall Viva HB
Morris Marina 1.8TC Coupe
Vauxhall VX4/90 FD
Rover 3.5 Coupe
Vauxhall Viva HC
Chrysler Sunbeam
Mini Clubman Traveller
Renault 5
Renault 5
VW Polo
Renault 11
Renault 25
Vauxhall Senator
Porsche 944
Renault Safrane
Mercedes V-Class
Mercedes S-Class W140
Rover 16
Mercedes S-Class W220
Rover 800 Coupe
Range Rover LSE Classic
Mercedes Viano
FFRR
Audi A8

Ok, so it's a list of all cars now! I can't remember accurately, there've been too many but it goes something like this:

Triumph Dolomite 1500
Simca ?
Renault 5
Lancia Beta Coupe
Peugeot 205 XS
Rover 416 SLI
Porsche 924
Porsche 924S
Porsche 928
Porsche 928S4
VW Golf VR6
Smart Car (for2)
BMW 740i
Renault Safrane diesel
Jaguar XJ6
Jaguar XJS V12
About a dozen repmobiles as company cars
Peugeot 406
Jaguar XJ8
BMW 728
Saab 9-5
Vauxhall Omega 2.5 V6
Vauxhall Omega 3.0 MV6
BMW 540i
BMW 750i
BMW 740i
Ford Mondeo Snotter
Saab 900i Convertible
Volvo S80 2.4
BMW 728i
another few 7 series
BMW 530 d touring (probably best all rounder and value for money)
Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD
FFRR 4.4
BMW 728i
FFRR 4.2 SC LPG
FFRR 4.2 SC LPG Best car full stop - where do I go from here apart from adding a sports car or getting a newer one!

I won on some and lost on some, but I reckon on balance I've traded myself up to my current car at least. Though that'd be excluding maintenance. 2012 SDV8 Vogue SE

Cars
Triumph Herald 1200
Datsun 100A
VW Beetle 1600 (blew up two engines)
Alfa Romeo Alfetta 1600
Alfa Romeo Alfetta 2000
Alfa Romeo Guiletta 2.0
Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1600 Ti
Mini 1100 (little black racing monster)
Alfa Romeo 164 2.0 Twinspark
Opel Monza 3.0L
Peugeot 405 Diesel Stationwagon
Chevrolet Astro Van
GMC Vandura High Top Roof Conversion
Mitsubishi Galant 2.5 V6
FFRR S/C

Motorbikes
First motorvehicle in 1982 : Honda CB 500 Four (rode it from the day I turned 18 and got my license on this bike)
BMW R67 (bought in crates, restored it to riding condition before selling it to buy the next)
Suzuki GS1000 bike (owned it for 16 years)
Yamaha FZR 1000 Exup (owned it for 13 years, converted to streetfighter then sold it)
Kawasaki ZXR 750 R (to ride during the streetfighter conversion)
Honda Fireblade 959 (in New Zealand aka motorbike heaven)
Kawasaki ZZR 1400 (used for Aussie Redneck tour in the US Houston-Sturgis-Sacramento, now for the trike)
Suzuki GSX1400 (sold)
next bike will be Suzuki B-King !! MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

Full list then -
Vaux Nova SR 1986
Defender 90 200 Tdi 1992
Defender 90 300 Tdi 1995
Range Rover Classic V8 1972
Range Rover Classic Tdi 1993
Rover Mini Cooper 1996
VW Golf Tdi 1995
Skoda Fabia Tdi 2002
Volvo V70 T5 2000
Defender 110 Tdci XS SW 2007
Full Fat TD6 Vogue 2006 + Fiat Panda Mjet (+ Steyr Puch Haflinger tucked away in the garage !)

Interesting to see member's lists with no or little previous Land Rover ownership . . . . . .

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

VW Scirocco GLI -gold
Ford Capri 2.8i - 2tone blue
Ford Capri 2.8i Special - silver
Audi 80 Sport - black
Audi 80 Sport facelift - quartz
Land Rover SeriesIII V8 - er 'navy blue'
Audi 90 Quattro - Grey
Audi urrrrr Quattro - "cool grey"
Range Rover VogueSE - Beluga Black
Audi RS4 - Dolphin grey
Dax Cobra -BRG
Range Rover VogueSE 3.9 - Plymouth Blue
Aston Martin Volante - Midnight Blue
Range Rover Vogue TD6 - Bonatti Grey

, now i know where my money's gone!, and i've blamed it on the horses.....

Ford cortina mk3

Well if its the full list;

1979 Ford Escort MK2 (Hand painted black!)
1983 Vauxhall Cavalier MK2 (Silver with Fido Dido sticker in rear window!)
1984 Ford Orion(Gold)
1990 Vauxhall Cavalier MK3 (Gold)
1992 Vauxhall Calibra (Black)
1993 BMW E30 Convertible (Blue)
1993 Vauxhall Corsa 1.4 (White)
1997 Vauxhall Calibra (Silver)
1993 Porsche 911 (964) RS (White)

And currently;

Range Rover TD6 (Black)
New type Vauxhall Corsa (Grey) Reformed

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Well, if it's a list of cars...

1991 Mini, still have
1995 Peugeot 306 cabriolet
1996 Volvo 850 T5 CD Auto saloon
2001 Audi A6 TDI 130PD
1999 Honda Accord Type R
2005 Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TFSI S-Line
1999 Maserati 3200GT Auto
1998 Escort GTI 3dr winter steed
2003 FFRR Vogue 4.4
2006 Mercedes CLS
1998 Escort GTI 3dr winter steed 2006 Mercedes CLS
1991 Retro-style Mini
But really finding it hard to fight the urge for a S/C...

First car: 1986 BMW 316, in 1995, at the age of 19. Saved up for with all the money I didn't spend during my first operational tour.

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